Villard de lans in the wintertime
Villard-de-lans a village resort in the heart of the vercors regional natural park, is transformed into a vast ski area in winter,
with 130km of both downhill and cross-country skiing.
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The magical machines
 At lans en vercors, come into a fairy world where everything is dream and magic. walk through the 300 machines that are moving on music and lights.
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Snow shoes walks
Visitors will love to play trappers in the wild areas of the Vercors regional natural park. More than 65km of paths for snowshoe excursions, prepared or not, with a specific signposting system to enable exploration of the very heart of the forest, make the most of fairytale snowcovered landscapes and discover the many faces of the mountain in winter, in total safety!
For an afternoon, a day or a whole holiday, the resort’s mountain guides and ski instructors organise fun or educational outings, of varying levels of difficulty, to let you discover local life and the winter mountain environment, get to know the forest and interpret the signs of life, enjoy a delicious high tea at the farm or a night hike …
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Downhill ski
From Christmas to Easter, enjoy downhill skiing over 29 slopes with good snow ensured by 212 snow canons. All kind of slopes can be found : green, blue, red, black.
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Cross-country ski
Discover 130kms of crosss-country skiing slopes through beautiful moutain forest area over 2 departments : Isère and Drôme located in the natural regional park of the Vercors.
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The enchanted bear’s den
Discover the secret of the legendary bear and other wild beasties of the Vercors. The last old Bruno of the Alps was spotted in the Vercors, and here we tell his story from birth to reinsertion. There are animated tableaux to charm you and yours, so come and see Bruno and his companions the wild sheep, chamois, boar, deer, roe- deer, ibex, marmot, grouse, ptarmigan, badger, and fox…Hear the braying stag, the song of birds and the cry of the marmot.
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Heritage center
This is one of the finest and most interesting places to visit if you really want to understand what life was like for mountain dwellers in the old days. The Maison du Patrimoine comprising three levels, is tastefully installed in the former town hall. The many exhibits patiently brought together by a real lover of the Vercors, Jacques Lamoure, include tools, every day utensils , and photo. Visitors will appreciate documents presenting the "Villarde", cattle bred for the tough terrain, climate and farm-work found in the Vercors. There is also an exceptional collection of yokes and a whole room is given over to the bear, whose statue in the town square recalls a not too distant past.
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